The Douglas Brothers’ Portraits of Cindy Crawford, Morrissey, and More

The British-born siblings Stuart and Andrew Douglas became one of the most celebrated photography duos of the early ‘90s.

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RICHARD GERE (1995, NYC)

“Richard was immensely charismatic. He wanted to capture the mood of the lawyer he was playing [for the movie Primal Fear with Ed Norton], so he got into character. The look he gave into the lens was quite unnerving. Then he jumped right back out and shared a joke with us.”

TILDA SWINTON (1992, London)

“Tilda was sharp, funny, mesmerizing. Completely quirky when she walked, all glasses and a big coat. The moment she got in front of the camera she became some kind of deity. It was very hard to take a bad photo of her.”

RONNIE WOOD (1992, London)

“We photographed Ronnie several times and spent some time with him in both London and Ireland, at his house in Wicklow. There were frequent journeys into Dublin where a big set of musos hung out back then. It’s said that Ronnie is the glue that kept Mick and Keith together for so long. He is that kind of character, just enthusiastic about stuff.”

TIM ROTH (1991, London)

“Tim was about to fly to the U.S. to film Reservoir Dogs with Quentin Tarantino. This photo was shot in London outside Blakes Hotel. He was just a really regular guy, happy to stand in the street and be photographed. He smoked constantly, so the cigarette was no one’s idea; it was just there.”

CINDY CRAWFORD (1992, London)

“We were part of the publicity treadmill that day. Wheeled into a hotel room, given 10 mins to get the portrait. We drew the curtains and got rid of the light. Cindy was baffled. ‘We like it dark,’ we said. We didn’t utter another sound. We didn’t need to. In camera she was spectacular.”

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS (1989, NYC)

“Daniel arrived on his own, no entourage, not even a publicity person. He was quiet, but super charming. We always tried to respond to the moment, to the presence of the person. We used no makeup, no stylist. We photographed him in the clothes he turned up in. It’s one of our favorite photos we ever took.”

ICE-T (1990, NYC)

“The hat and shades were him, just how he turned up, and how he wanted to be. This was part of a series we shot of hip-hop artists and rappers. That day we also photographed Queen Latifah, Young MC, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, all rising stars of the time.”

WIM WENDERS (1991, Paris)

“We were both massive fans of Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas, so were quite starstruck to meet Wenders. This was shot for Walter Donohue, who was a contributing editor of Screen International, and along with John Boorman, the editor of a bi-annual movie book called Projections.”

DAME JUDI DENCH (1995, London)

“We photographed Judi in our loft studio in Clerkenwell, which theater people liked as it was unconventional. Judi was generous and patient. We did always err on the moody and melancholy side of things. We ended up with Judi as a floating head with a halo of pale hair and an expression of benign tolerance.”

MORRISSEY (1991, Manchester)

“We shot Morrissey at his house on the outskirts of the city, a neighborhood full of big residencies. The house was a gift for us, old, so big, dark rooms with great window light. He didn’t want a studio session, he wanted us to come to his home, not because he was lazy, but because it had an atmosphere redolent of him.”